Guy-wire guard



Sept. 8, 1925.

. B. H. HUGHES GUY WIRE GUARD Filed Nov. 20. 1924 ,4 'TTORNE Y PatentedSept. 8, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

Bun B. HUGHES, or SEWABD, NEBRASKA.

GUY-WIRE GUARD.

Application filed November 20, 1924. Serial No. 751,032.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BEN H. HUGHES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Seward, in the county of Seward and State of Nebraska, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gu -Wire Guards; and Ido declare the followlng to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to guy wire guards and the primary object of theinvention is to provide an inexpensive, easily applied guard for the guywire which will also serve as a telltale or warning to preventpedestrians from accidentally running into the wire.

The invention consists in the novel construction of the guard and themethod of applying it. The invention will be clearly understood byreference to the following description in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a guywire and a guard showing the method of applying the guard.

' Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the guy wire and guard, and tying wireat about completion of the application of the guard.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view through the guard and the guy wireshowing one of the stay wires in place.

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view through the guard and the guy wire withthe stay "wire partially bent into tying positions.

Fig. 5 is a crow sectional view through the guard and the guy wire withthe stay wire in fastening position.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the guy wire guard.

The guy wire 1 represents a guy wire for any purpose, such as forsteadying poles or other structures. One end of the guy wlre is fastenedto the pole or other structure and the other end is fastened to ananchor 2 having an eye 3 which receives a loop or bight 4 in the end ofthe wire 1. 'The loop is held in place b a clamp 5 secured to the loopbybolts 6. his is all old construction.

The guard which constitutes the subject matter of my invention is shownas consistmg of an elongated grooved member 11, the groove 12 having anenlarged portion 13 at its lower end, the grboved portion terminating ashort distance from the bottom of the member 11 to provide a flat end 14and a shoulder 15. The groove 12 receives the guy wire and the enlargedportion 13, the bight.

The shoulder 15 rests upon one end of the clamp 5 and the flat portion14 rests against the face of the edges of the clamp. Therefore the guardis supported by the clamp. It is fastened to the guy wire by stay wires17, there being two shown although as many may be used as is foundexpedient. The sta wires are looped about the guy wire an have theirends passed through the open-' ings or perforations 19 in the guard. Theends 20 and 21 are then spread apart and bent back upon the guard asshown in Fig. 4, then twisted and tucked in the groove 12 as indicatedat 22, thereby securing the guard in place.

In actual practice I prefer to paint the guard with some conspicuouscolor, preferably white, so it will attract attention and thereby reducethe liability of pedestrians walking into the guy wire.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:

1. A guard for'guy-wires comprising an elongated grooved member toreceive the guy-wire, the groove at one end being enlarged, the memberhaving a flat'end extending from the portion adjacent to the.

around the guy-wire and pass through openings in the guard, the ends ofthe wires being bendable around the guardso that the ends can be twistedtogether and inserted in the groove.

4. In combination, a guy-Wire, an anchor, a member connecting theguy-wlre to the anchor, an elongated grooved guard to receive theguy-wire, the guard having a shoulder resting upon the end of the member10 for connecting the anchor and guy-wire and a flattened portion torest against one face of the member which connects the anchor to theguy-wire.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature- BEN H. HUGHES-

